GENETIC ENGINEERING GIZMO EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
callus - Answers a group of cells that will incorporate the new gene into their genome and grow into a
mature corn plant.
genetic engineering - Answers A technology that includes the process of manipulating or altering the
genetic material of a cell resulting in desirable functions or outcomes that would not occur naturally.
genetically modified organism (GMO) - Answers an organism produced by copying genes from a
species with a desirable trait and inserting them into another species
Genome - Answers the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic
material in that organism's chromosomes
green fluorescent protein (GFP) - Answers a protein that fluoresces green and is widely used in
genetic analysis
herbicide - Answers a substance for killing plants, especially weeds
insecticide - Answers a chemical used to kill pests
Promoter - Answers Region of DNA that indicates to an enzyme where to begin making RNA. GMOs
may use these to turn the gene on in only specific parts of the plant.
Transcription - Answers the process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA
Transformation - Answers process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from
another strain of bacteria
Gene gun - Answers Shoots metal coated pellets covered with foreign DNA into plant cells
Rainbow Papaya - Answers Resistant to Papaya Ring Spot Virus
Bt corn - Answers Corn that has been genetically modified to produce the Bacillus thurengiensis toxin,
which controls insect damage to the corn
round up ready crops - Answers Crops which are resistant to the effects of the herbicide Round-Up,
which can therefore be sprayed on an entire field without killing crops
golden rice - Answers Genetically modified rice that produces edible beta-carotene, which the body
can turn into vitamin A
Possible risks of GMOs - Answers toxicity, allergic reactions, spreading of GMOs with natural crops
callus - Answers a group of cells that will incorporate the new gene into their genome and grow into a
mature corn plant.
genetic engineering - Answers A technology that includes the process of manipulating or altering the
genetic material of a cell resulting in desirable functions or outcomes that would not occur naturally.
genetically modified organism (GMO) - Answers an organism produced by copying genes from a
species with a desirable trait and inserting them into another species
Genome - Answers the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic
material in that organism's chromosomes
green fluorescent protein (GFP) - Answers a protein that fluoresces green and is widely used in
genetic analysis
herbicide - Answers a substance for killing plants, especially weeds
insecticide - Answers a chemical used to kill pests
Promoter - Answers Region of DNA that indicates to an enzyme where to begin making RNA. GMOs
may use these to turn the gene on in only specific parts of the plant.
Transcription - Answers the process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA
Transformation - Answers process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from
another strain of bacteria
Gene gun - Answers Shoots metal coated pellets covered with foreign DNA into plant cells
Rainbow Papaya - Answers Resistant to Papaya Ring Spot Virus
Bt corn - Answers Corn that has been genetically modified to produce the Bacillus thurengiensis toxin,
which controls insect damage to the corn
round up ready crops - Answers Crops which are resistant to the effects of the herbicide Round-Up,
which can therefore be sprayed on an entire field without killing crops
golden rice - Answers Genetically modified rice that produces edible beta-carotene, which the body
can turn into vitamin A
Possible risks of GMOs - Answers toxicity, allergic reactions, spreading of GMOs with natural crops
